Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.
How to brick up a garage door.
If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5.
If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide.
Leaving the garage door on also gives you shelter from the rain if you open it whilst you re digging.
We have no intention of changing the use.
In this video tutorial i am removing the back door and relocating it and bricking up the hole.
Consider the finish once its all bricked up its perfectly possible to cut a straight line in line with the outside edge of the face brick with a disc cutter and under dig to achieve the footing width.
We have an attached double garage with bedrooms above looking to block up one of the garage doors with brick and add a window and or a door.
We know the footings are good enough as it s a 2 storey building.
Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.
13 december 2008 at 1 15pm.
This is to make the out house into a study and give new access.
Here the homeowners used the driveway and the garage as a dual design opportunity setting up a geometric scheme that influenced subtle details such as reveals on the new garage doors.
The garage door has been broken for 10 years and actually has shelving units in front of it.
I want to brick up a door has anyone had this done.
13 december 2008 at 1 15pm.